Ellen J. Zabinski

Partner

Ellen J. Zabinski is a partner who focuses her practice on insurance coverage matters. Ellen defends numerous insurers involved in complex insurance coverage litigation pending throughout the country in both state and federal courts. These actions involve a wide variety of claims, including product liability, environmental pollution liability, and toxic tort liability. In addition, she has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations involving insurance coverage issues.

She also analyzes and counsels clients on a variety of insurance coverage issues present in general liability policies, including umbrella and excess policies, professional liability policies, railroad protective policies, cyber and privacy liability policies, and reinsurance treaties.

John Crane Co. v. Admiral Ins. Co. (Ill. Cir. Ct. 2004-2011) Asbestos coverage action involving two trials and three appeals which resulted in a complete victory for the insurers on issues of allocation, coverage for defense costs, and exhaustion of primary limits.